But it's not a verbal contract if it's over email, right? It's right there in writing, we both have copies of it, it can (theoretically) be verified by a third party.
If I go to small claims with a copy of an email, what can they say that they couldn't say just as well if I go in with a piece of paper I claim they signed?
I've never seen someone say "Don't start working without a notarized contract", but that's the hidden message, right? Otherwise we're just playing at semantics.
Edit: As above, I notice now the OP did have a purely verbal contract. I was referring to emailed agreement which is common in our line of work, though.
If I go to small claims with a copy of an email, what can they say that they couldn't say just as well if I go in with a piece of paper I claim they signed?
I've never seen someone say "Don't start working without a notarized contract", but that's the hidden message, right? Otherwise we're just playing at semantics.
Edit: As above, I notice now the OP did have a purely verbal contract. I was referring to emailed agreement which is common in our line of work, though.